by Jeri Walker | Mar 4, 2019 | Publishing Tips
This coming Thursday is World Book Day. If you haven’t heard, this is a registered charity whose mission is to give every young person a book. It’s also a way to honor authors, illustrators, and books. Above all, World Book Day is a huge celebration of...
by Jeri Walker | Jan 14, 2019 | Writing Tips
Happy New Year! Starting off 2019 with a post on how to establish writing accountability feels fitting on many levels. I’ve decided to cut down to one blog post a month with a few bonus posts thrown in for good measure. After seven years, it’s time to make...
by Jeri Walker | Nov 5, 2018 | Writing Tips
Are you taking the plunge into National Novel Writing Month this year? Maybe you’ve participated in past years or plan to in the future. There’s something to be said for testing one’s writing mettle by writing 50,000 words in a month. It can be a...
by Jeri Walker | Apr 30, 2018 | Writing Tips
Approaches to outlining a novel are sometimes bemoaned by authors who decry how such an orderly approach can work against the rather addictive journey of discovery (surprise!) allowed by pantsing through a plot. After the high of flying by the seat of one’s...
by JeriWB Guest | Jan 22, 2018 | Guest Posts, Publishing Tips
To write is to deal with rejection in one form of another, but dealing with rejection as a writer is never easy. Submitting work to publications that practice editorial discretion comes with many benefits, but you are the one who has to get better at letting the...